Sega Superstars Tennis “On The Spot”
March 31, 2008
Xbox 360,PS3,Wii,DS,PS2 Release Date: Mar 18, 2008
Hate To Be Rude: Mark O’Meara
March 31, 2008
Rude asks the Prince of Pebble Beach how he and Tiger Woods split the bill at dinner.
Andres Romero Highlights Final Rd Zurich Classic New Orleans
March 31, 2008
Final Round Highlights from Argentinian Andres Romero winner of the 2008 Zurich Classic OF New Orleans.
Tiger Woods - “Oh Hell No”
March 31, 2008
Post round at Doral 2008.
Blackhawks @ Blues 3/29/08
March 31, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks @ St. Louis Blues 3/29/08
Delonte West With The Perfect Set Up For A LeBron James Slam
March 31, 2008
Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Watch as Delonte West’s dime turns into two bits with LeBron James’ one-handed alley-oop.
Random YouTube Magic: Penalty-Free Stick-Swinging
March 31, 2008
Random YouTube Magic: Penalty-Free Stick-Swinging
Filed under: College Sports, General NHL, NHL Videos
I’m not sure who posted this, but I’m forever grateful.
The following video comes from the 1987-88 college hockey season. Why was it posted Friday, March 27, 2008? The world might never know.
One of the participants in this stick-swinging affair from some 20 years ago is Lee Davidson. He was a sophomore for the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux when the Sioux hosted Alaska-Anchorage October 30-31, 1987. Based on the video’s narrative, Davidson was hit pretty hard by Shawn Lofroth of UAA, and was next seen by the camera near the blue line. It’s there that he swings his stick at Lofroth.
The actual stick-swinging skirmish doesn’t last very long, and apparently the officials were busy near the net. As far as we have the ability to see, they never get anywhere near Davidson and Lofroth.
Davidson played for UND from 1986-1990, and is now an assistant coach at Minnesota-Duluth. He told me today he doesn’t really remember the incident vividly, and he sounded surprised that someone would so randomly post this on YouTube (though I guess this is what YouTube is for).
“There was a skirmish at the side of the net, and I was just standing there,” Davidson stated. “I got cross-checked pretty hard.”
Davidson claims he wasn’t assessed a penalty for his role in the incident.
Apparently, the Patriots Think Their Defense Needs an Infusion of Youth
March 31, 2008
Apparently, the Patriots Think Their Defense Needs an Infusion of Youth
Filed under: Patriots, NFL Draft
The draft is less than a month away and teams are busy readying their draft boards, watching game film and hosting potential employees (well, teams not located in Cleveland — they won’t make their first selection until the fourth round).
Anyway, the Patriots have the seventh-overall pick and could go in any number of directions. Assuming this rumor isn’t true, the biggest needs are on defense, although I’m guessing New England would eagerly listen to trade-down offers. Last week, I mentioned that the Pats worked out former Ohio State DE/LB Vernon Gholston, and yesterday the Boston Globe’s Mike Reiss reports that former USC LB Keith Rivers will soon get the once-over.
Both players would be logical choices at No. 7 — the linebackers currently on the roster decrepit. And as Reiss writes, two of the team’s top five players from 2007 — linebackers Rosie Colvin and Junior Seau — are free agents.
Perhaps more telling are the list of remaining players scheduled to visit Foxboro: Virginia Tech CB Brandon Flowers, Iowa DB Charles Godfrey, USC CB Terrell Thomas and Georgia Tech DE/LB Darrell Robertson. Notice anything? I wouldn’t be surprised if the Patriots drafted an offensive linemen or two, but I think shoring up the defense is the top priority heading into the draft. Which is why I’m sure New England will end up drafting Matt Ryan.
Knicks Players Can’t Agree If They Want Isiah
March 30, 2008
Knicks Players Can’t Agree If They Want Isiah
Filed under: Knicks, Eastern, NBA Rumors, New York
It’s not yet official, but by all accounts this Donnie Walsh to New York thing is going to happen. It’s all still up in the air how the transfer of power would take place and what role — if any — Isiah Thomas would have in the organization if Walsh came, but it’s theoretically possible that he’ll be stripped of his front-office duties and retained as just the head coach. With that in mind, Knicks beat reporters have begun to question players about how they’d feel about Isiah’s return, and the answers are … confusing. First, this from Alan Hahn of Newsday:
“Basically, there are some people who are upset with the way things went this year and, yeah, some mistakes were made,” the player said. “But when it all comes down to it, we would have Isiah over someone new.”The player agreed to speak under the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation and the Garden media policy that forbids players from talking with members of the media without a public-relations official present.
But then, as Hahn later pointed out on his blog, Marc Berman of the New York Post talked to another unnamed player and received the complete opposite response:
“Everyone’s lost,” the player said. “I can’t think of anyone (who would want him back). There’s too much smoke and mirrors with him, too much B.S.”
Who do you believe? All unnamed sources have to be treated equally, I suppose, which makes this a flip of the coin. I have a hard time believing Thomas would enjoy hanging around after being stripped of much of his power, but I have a harder time believing that he’ll do anything that jeopardizes receiving every penny that he’s due. If he’s not wanted, the team will have to fire him, don’t expect him to walk away with money on the table.
All Signs in Cincy Point to Scott Hatteberg
March 30, 2008
All Signs in Cincy Point to Scott Hatteberg
Filed under: Reds, NL Central, Cincinnati
I don’t understand how it can be a day before the start of the season and a team can not have named a starting first baseman, but that’s the situation the Reds are in right now. All spring the debate has been logic vs. Dusty Baker, personified by Joey Votto vs. Scott Hatteberg. When asked by John Fay about the first base situation this day, he had this to state:
“(The starting first baseman) is whoever’s playing that day. Joey Votto has a great upside,” Baker said. “But Hatteberg had a great spring. We’ll go with matchups. (The seven spot) is an important spot in the lineup. Adam Dunn had an OK spring. Edwin (Encarnacion) struggled.
Translated that means, “Everyone states that Votto can hit, but his veteranosity quotient isn’t nearly high enough for me and so Hatteberg is going to play.” I love the comment about the “match-ups.” Both Votto and Hatteberg hit left-handed and both hit much superior against righties than lefties. Does that mean Hatteberg gets most of the starts against righties while Votto hits against lefties, giving Dusty more “evidence” to keep playing Hatteberg? I hope not, but that’s where this seems to be headed to me.
